The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28


of German farming, it is not fattering
to the skill Of the averag, American
agriculturist.
An observing writer remarks that
farmers may naturally be divided into
three classes Il. Those who grow crops
below the average, and whose lives are
a struggle with poverty. 9. Those who
grow average crops and make u living
by carerii industry and close economy.
3. Those whose crops are always above
the average and who are prosperous.
AS the buds for next years growth in
the strawberry plant are formed the
previous summer and fall, vigorous
development now ia essential to pro-
ductiveness.next season. Ifrunners are
kept cut closely the plants will gradually
spread so as to occupy a foot square of
ground. and it does not require large
area of such plants to supply ii family,
Where runners are allowed to root to
form new plants the vigor and fruitful
ness of the original stool are correspond
ingly diminished,
New disCaveries-or what claim to be
discoveries Of the healing virtues of the
plants-are continually made. One uf
the latest is that celery is cure for
rheumatism; indeed, it is asserted the
disease is impossible ifthe vegetable is
cooked and freely eaten. The fact that
1t is always put OH the table raw prevents
its therapeutic powers from being known.
The celery should be cut into bits, boiled
in water until soft, and the water drank
hv the patient. Serve warm, with pieces
of toasted bread, and the painful ailment
will soon yield.
Why do so many people when they
wish to make friends with child either
begin to tease it, as they would puppy
or kitten, which treatment is sure to
end in irritation of the nerves, or else
bestow upon it nickie for candy that
will aid in upsetting his stomach and
result in the same cross-grained state
A mother said the other day: Il feel
like throwing into the fire every stick Of
candy that is given to Willie, but l can't
offend the people whose intentions are
80 kind, and 50 l painfully watch him
MUNICH 1t down, knowing all the time it
will surely harm him." Some of the
great lovers Of children talk but little to
them and never give them sweetmeats
yet all the same the little folks, as if Dy
intuition, know their friends. and often
prefer being left in the care of the least
demonstrative.-New England Farmer
An artesian we'll 4l5 feet deep has
lately been completed in Kern County
Cal, and ofits capacity the San Francisco
Bulletin says: Roughly estimated, bu
well within bounds, the daily flow il
, over 2.OOO,OOO gallons. sufficient t,
irrigate from 700 to 1000 acres of land
The water is Of the finest quality an,
unexcelled for all purposes, n peculiarit
of the artesian water in the greater par
) of this belt. While this is certainly Al
: extraordinary well, there are in Ker
5 County, within distance Of from two t
| seven miles in various directions frol
t this one, nine other flowing wells (
$ capacities ranging from 100000 1900
600 gallons daily. Besides those, With
the same district, within limit of So
it twelve miles square, are just eightee
n other wells that flow from 100000
a 100000 gallons daily.
n Salt itself exercises an influence tn,
= is not to be overlooked, as it stimulate
r. the skin, quickens the circulation, ar
y often appears to promote the activi
ID of the organic functions. When we co
se slider that the water of the sea contai
n only about per cent of chloride
sodium, with varying but extreme
minute proportion of other ingredient
we see how easy matter it is to imita
ia it at home when the summer vacati'
a is over, and thus to prolong the bene
ed and comfort that have been derived fro
,c. salt water bathing. A cupful of salt tu
he basinful of water is all that Is requis
be for sponge bath; while those W
at possess the luxury Of metTopolit
ia bathtub will find that a peck of salt
rn the tubful of water will yield a m'
en- prolonged enjoyment and correspond
ds benefit New York Medical Journal
ty once stood by farm house ia
I'd while lunch was being thrown togetl
lie for a boy of l2 or 49,. who was ol
of waiting for that to be of to school. 7
id thick, irregular slices of brown brt
he were spread hastily with butter, pla
together, and deposited in the bott'
an Then in went cold sausage, left fl
of the family breakfast. and a huge cue,
ere ber pickle. A wedge of driel apple
raj crowned the whole, the cover was pusl
on, on. and the boy, who had stood by "
ces look of disgust on his face, which
the was too well disciplined to put
ons words, picked up his pail and stal
ant for school, pausing just outside the
wn to supplement his repast with ha
of dozen half-ripe sweet apples. On
ept same table stood basket of delic
ID looking bartlett pears, and anothe
will snow fresh eggs, but those were
cad market. and the farmer was air,
are harnessing to take them there. In
of pantry was generous piece of cold l
oeo- beet, and in the cake cupboard W
the store of crisp seed cakes and del
her cupcakes, not to mention loaves of p,
ira and fruit cake, but all those wer,
the expected company. What If they v
pre- There were plenty for the company
opc- the boy too.-Good Housekeeping.
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ming Voiy RENT.